Joe Heck

Joe Heck (30 October 1961-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-NV 3) from 3 January 2011 to 3 January 2017, succeeding Dina Titus and preceding Jacky Rosen.

Biography
Joe Heck was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York City in New York, United States on 30 October 1961. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the US Army War College, and he entered the Army in 1991, rising to the rank of Brigadier-General. From 2004 to 2008, he served in the Nevada Senate from the Clark 5th district as a member of the Republican Party, and he served in the US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017 as the representative from Nevada's 3rd district. He opposed greenhouse gas regulations, supported the Keystone Pipeline, opposed the estate tax, opposed raising the minimum wage, supported school vouchers, supported the Afghanistan War, opposed the US intervention in Libya in 2011, opposed the Iran nuclear bill, supported increased background checks for guns (although opposing gun control), supported the repeal of Obamacare, supported DACA, opposed immigration from Syria and Iraq, and opposed abortion.